Hicks: Hugh Douglas for racially-charged remark

ESPN has fired former NFL star Hugh Douglas for an alleged racially charged comment he made to his "Numbers Never Lie" co-host Michael Smith, an ESPN spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap on Tuesday.

The pair was at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention on Aug. 3 when, according to Deadspin, Douglas got drunk at a post-convention party and moved toward club's stage. When Smith tried to stop him, Douglas -- a former defensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles -- flew into a rage, calling Smith an "Uncle Tom" and "house (n-word)" and threatened to beat him up.

They could have at least waited until they were on camera to do that, so we'd have something to watch.

Tuesday, Douglas tweeted that he was "very disappointed to be leaving ESPN."